Impaction densitometer
Abstract
Disclosed is an impaction densitometer having a chamber configured to receive a particle; a beam generator configured to emit a beam; a detector configured to receive the beam and convert a change in intensity of the received beam into an electrical signal corresponding to a particle volume; an impact sensor positioned a known distance from the beam and configured to measure a particle momentum as a function of an impact energy transferred from the particle to the impact sensor; a velocity calculator configured to calculate a particle velocity based on a time it takes the particle to pass through the beam and strike the impact sensor; a mass calculator configured to calculate a particle mass as a function of the particle momentum and velocity; and a density calculator configured to calculate a particle density as a function of the particle mass and volume.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1259470
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,377,389
- Application Number:
- 14/186,057
- Assignee:
- U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC12-00SN39357
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
Citation Formats
Parrington, Josef R. Impaction densitometer. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web.
Parrington, Josef R. Impaction densitometer. United States.
Parrington, Josef R. Tue .
"Impaction densitometer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1259470.
@article{osti_1259470,
title = {Impaction densitometer},
author = {Parrington, Josef R.},
abstractNote = {Disclosed is an impaction densitometer having a chamber configured to receive a particle; a beam generator configured to emit a beam; a detector configured to receive the beam and convert a change in intensity of the received beam into an electrical signal corresponding to a particle volume; an impact sensor positioned a known distance from the beam and configured to measure a particle momentum as a function of an impact energy transferred from the particle to the impact sensor; a velocity calculator configured to calculate a particle velocity based on a time it takes the particle to pass through the beam and strike the impact sensor; a mass calculator configured to calculate a particle mass as a function of the particle momentum and velocity; and a density calculator configured to calculate a particle density as a function of the particle mass and volume.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2016},
month = {6}
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